🔍 Introducing… the Peer Review.
A new, interactive tool that lets you investigate who is in the House of Lords, how they got there and ultimately, the role they play in British democracy.
Use it now: https://t.co/jIbVyLhOyl
We’re THRILLED to have just won two Society of Professional Journalists of Northern California @SPJNorCal awards.
First for our BigMoneySF series on money in politics. Then for our AI & autonomous vehicle coverage.
We can’t do it w/out you—thank you.
https://t.co/OAM9Trf2ow
We are THRILLED to have just won *general excellence* at the Online Journalism Awards in Atlanta!!! In some truly great company.
Our BigMoneySF series, Dolores Park hill bomb coverage, election reporting—all were cited, plus our focus on training young journalists.
Onward.
Fazil Khan, 27 yr-old Indian journalist, son, brother & friend, was loved. And he loved. Taken by the cold hands of death in Friday’s Harlem apartment fire that left at least 17 others injured, Khan’s passing has sent a shockwave through @ColumbiaJourn Sch
https://t.co/osZZHcx18J
Internal BART newsletters spanning two decades have been digitized and made available to the public for the first time, thanks to a new project by BART enthusiast @fulligin, creator of the 'Tunnel Vision' documentary.
https://t.co/52VhtYOW4s
We've updated our web of corruption with Ex-Recology VP John Porter's sentence: three years probation, a $30,000 fine, and 300 hours of community service.
https://t.co/OVuzqecYTt
San Francisco spends *how much* on toilet paper?
A bottom-up view of this city and its massive budget.
From @esksf with amazing (toilet paper) graphics from @WillJarrettData
https://t.co/At96zQoODm
“The colors on this wall are just amazing,” said Michael Rios, one of the mural's original artists from 1975. “They’re like a bouquet of flowers.”
https://t.co/fkgqSxKaBW
Not sorted out your weekend plans yet? Here are some ideas for what to do over the next few days...
🍄 A talk on psychedelic drugs from Scott Wiener
😳 An erotic storytelling workshop
🎥 Dozens of free film screenings
https://t.co/9w24jujy2s
UPDATE: Former director of the Community Challenge Grant Program Lanita Henriquez and connected consultant Dwayne Jones have been added to the web of corruption, following bribery charges levelled by the DA.
https://t.co/OVuzqecYTt
San Francisco’s COVID-19 tenant protections expire tomorrow, Tuesday.
Tenants can no longer use Covid as a defense against eviction for nonpayment of rent after Aug. 29.
Read what that means for renters from two tenant attorneys below.
via @AnnikaHom
https://t.co/7Slugh7Xt3
We have updated our web of corruption with details of Rodrigo Santos' sentence. Take a look for a reminder of how he is connected with the rest of the FBI's corruption probe:
https://t.co/OVuzqecYTt
We’re THRILLED to announce that our series on San Francisco’s lethal robot proposal—initially approved, then rejected after our reporting—has just won an Institute for Nonprofit News award.
A huge honor for us—& @WillJarrettData deserves all the props.
https://t.co/SkFTAHbQ2C
A GoFundMe page has been set up to support the family of Damien González, the teen tragically killed at the Mission Rec Center Friday, and his soon-to-be child. https://t.co/TlyitJAcN7 Read more about González here: https://t.co/TiPB0RIUzd
Today @sfchronicle published a national tracker of the overdose epidemic.
Drug overdoses are perhaps the U.S.'s most urgent public health problem. We hope you take a look to understand how overdoses are impacting your community and how you can get help
https://t.co/VKMI3C2Y9k
BREAKING: This evening, the California Department of Motor Vehicles requested that Cruise immediately halve its fleet of driverless cars in the city, while it investigates ‘concerning incidents.’
Cruise has agreed to comply with the request.
https://t.co/3MpDL5JNN5
Learning about D3's force simulations and they're pretty fun. Love making the beeswarm plots actually swarm 🐝
Data: @Climate_AF's climate scores for state legislators
Inspiration: @WillJarrettData